Doc’s lawyer won’t discuss investigation in hospital deaths

February 8, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawyer for an Ohio doctor under investigation in connection with dozens of hospital deaths says they’re waiting to receive relevant records from the hospital as local authorities review the matter.

Attorney Richard Blake said Friday it would be inappropriate for him to discuss details about Dr. William Husel’s (HYOO’-suhls) situation.

Some families are questioning whether hospital employees wrongly used drugs to hasten patients’ deaths. Husel and the hospital face at least 14 wrongful-death lawsuits, including one filed Thursday over the February 2015 death of 75-year-old Emma Bogan (BOH’-gan).